Uzbekistan introduces a visa-free regime for citizens of seven countries.

Published: 06 june 2018

Uzbekistan introduced a visa-free regime for 30 days from the date of entry into the country for citizens of seven countries and a simplified procedure for issuing tourist visas for citizens of 39 states.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree “On additional organizational measures to create favorable conditions for development of tourism potential of the Republic of Uzbekistan”.

According to the decree, from 10 February 2018, citizens of Israel, Indonesia, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Turkey and Japan can visit Uzbekistan without visas for the period of 30 days.

The document underlined that members of the crews of aircrafts of foreign airlines, carrying out regular flights to Uzbekistan, also received the right to visit the country without obtaining visas.

From 1 February 2018, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev introduced a simplified procedure for issuing tourist visas for citizens of 39 countries. The list includes countries of the European Union, East Asia and the Middle East, as well as India, Canada, New Zealand and the United States.

Citizens of these country now should not submit tourist voucher or invitation letter from legal entity or individual to receive visa. Consular offices of Uzbekistan will issue visas for citizens of these countries within two working days, not counting the day of acceptation of documents.

At the same time, starting from 1 July 2018, a system of issuing electronic entry visas for citizens of several countries will be introduced.

The list of countries, citizens of which can obtain tourist visas to Uzbekistan based on simplified procedure from 1 February 2018

1. Australia 2. Albania 3. Andorra 4. Bulgaria 5. Bosnia and Herzegovina 6. The Vatican 7. Hungary 8. The Hellenic Republic 9. Denmark 10. India 11. The Republic of Ireland 12. Iceland 13. The State of Kuwait 14. Canada 15. The People’s Republic of China, including the Hong Kong SAR 16. The Republic of Lithuania 17. Liechtenstein 18. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg 19. The Republic of Macedonia 20. The Republic of Malta 21. Principality of Monaco 22. Kingdom of the Netherlands 23. New Zealand 24. The Kingdom of Norway 25. United Arab Emirates 26. The Sultanate of Oman 27. The Portuguese Republic 28. Romania 29. The Republic of San Marino 30. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 31. The Republic of Serbia 32. Slovak Republic 33. The Republic of Slovenia 34. United States of America 35. The Republic of Finland 36. The Republic of Croatia 37. Montenegro 38. The Kingdom of Sweden 39. The Republic of Estonia